A Hard Lesson to Learn

Yesterday, I found out two friends have been posting and trying to advertise my book in REDDIT. I do thank them for their zealous campaign and their willingness to help, but sometimes it is best to let things flow slowly. According to my friends, one of the users assumed it was me posting and pushing my own book and send them a message that scared them. They stopped and contacted me and they told me what they did. They are young and quite frankly I thought it was funny.

However, today I realized why they were so scared. My friends were trying to help me, and they thought they did me wrong. It did not matter how many times I said “All is going to be alright, do not worry,” they did not listen. Today I also realized that their actions did affect me. Now, there is one person that has a preconceived idea about me.

I am trying to break into a world that from the moment Gutenberg invented the press, it has been controlled by men. That is the world of storytelling High Fantasy stories. As a Latin American, Disabled Veteran woman, I come with all the conceivable disadvantages anyone could think off, even Murphy’s law opened a law firm in my home. Making it as a writer of High Fantasy world with the last name Vélez will be almost impossible. The key word is almost, there is still a chance.

However, there is no one in this world that must live my life but me. I went to school and have my education. I worked and served my country. I traveled the world and met some fascinating people. Now I am writing. Most of my friends have no idea what my book is about or even how they look like. They do not read fantasy. And I am not upset, because I do not buy every little thing they sell either. But when two friends try to help me and they are confused with me peddling my book, well it makes me laugh. Is it Murphy’s Law or just one of those things that happen, of people assuming is a new author pushing her book on unsuspecting people. I really do not know what is the perfect thing to do, with this circumstance.

My next question is what should I do about what my young friends did? I could do nothing. I can join Reddit and look for the person and explain what happened. Or I can write this piece. I chose to write this and let it out of my chest. I did open a Reddit account today with the intention to look for the person and set the matter straight, but I have too much to do, and quite frankly it is too much drama.

So, the Reddit account is there, although I dought I’ll use it, I have too much to do to be in another social media site. And, what was that hard lesson to learn? To know when to do nothing, step back and step away without any drama surrounding me.

bless you all…